Western New York Land Conservancy

Preserve Land with significant conservation values through conservation easements, fee title acquisitions and assisted transactions. Continue to steward our holdings of over 5,507 acres of conservation easements and 1,910 acres of fee owned preserves. The Land Conservancy has 24 projects underway, totaling 4,074 additional acres'

Niagara gorge project - removed invasive plants and installed native plants within the niagara river gorge and between the niagara gorge discovery center and the devil's hole state park. The gorge is an ecologically and economically important area in our region because it supports a high diversity of plants and animals in a unique landscape that is visited by hundreds of thousands of people from around the world. The project concluded in 2023.

The Land Conservancy worked extensively with the community and professional design consultants to create a concept plan for the riverline. The concept plan calls for the transformation of the former dl&w rail corridor into a 1.5 mile multi-use nature trail and greenway. The riverline will be an inspiring gathering place that connects people to water, nature, and one another, and it will help build a healthy, inclusive and opportunity-rich city . The concept plans; the equitable development framework, completed in 2020 with input from hundreds of community members; and continued community engagement efforts, will guide future decisions for taking the riverline from idea to reality. The Land Conservancy officially formed the riverline llc, a sole member managed entity on 5/11/21. The operating agreement for the riverline llc was amended to change the riverline llc from sole member to manager managed in june 2022.

Western New York wildway- the Land Conservancy's landscape-scale conservation project working to connect and protect the largest remaining forests and habitats in the Western New York region. The wny wildway focuses on conserving and connecting core habitats and linkages to allow plants and animals to roam across the Land as they once did, to move as climate changes, and to expand their ranges and ensure their survival.